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W. M. FOWLER. RBOORDING LIQUID MBASURB.

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W. M. FOWLER. REGORDING LIQUID MEASURE.

No. 433,461. Patented Aug. 5, 1890.

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RECORDING LIQUlD-MEASURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 433,461,

dated August 5, 1890.

Application filed October 3, 1889. Serial No. 325,833. (No model.) 4

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, XVILLIAM M. FOWLER, of New York city, in the county and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Liquid-Measures, of which the following is a specification.

My improvement is designed to measure liquids and at the same time to automatically record the liquid thus measured or the price of the same.

I will descrbe in detail a liquid-measure embodying` my improvement and then point out the novel features in the claims.

,In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a face View of apparatus embodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is a View partly in section, the section being taken on the line 5 5, Fig. 1, and looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on the same line as Fig. 2, with part of a certain boX removed. Fig. 4 is a sectional View taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. Fig. 5 is a sectional View taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 3 and looking in the direction of the arrow of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a section-al view taken at right angles to Fig. 4, the section being taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 4 and looking in the direction of the arrow, Fg. 4.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

In carrying out my improvement I employ a reservoir or any number of reservoirs A, in which reservoirsliqnidstobemeasuredarecontained. Each reservoir may be made of glass or other suitable material and communicates at its lower end with a measure B. Such communication is made by coupling the lower end portion of the reservoir, as here shown, by means of screw-threads with a nozzle a formed upon the upper side of a boX or case B'. The box or case B' has formed in it, by casting or otherwise, near its upper side a cylindrical casing 13 Within the cylindri cal casing 13 the measure B is, in the present example of my improvement, received, and within it may be rotated. As here shown,

said measure is cylindrical, to conform with the shape of the casing B Said measure is likewise hollow and is provided with a cir-` cumferentially-extending port a', which port when the measure B is in position is beneath the inner opening of the nozzle a, the port able receptacle.

a', however, extending only partially about the measure B, so that the latter may be rotated either to bring the said port beneath the inner opening from the nozzle a or beyond the same, thus opening and closing.

communication between thereservoir A and the measure B. hen such communication is open, the measure B will be filled by the liquid from the reservoir A to its full capacit'y.

I have shown one end of the measure B as' provided with a cap ctwhich cap has a screwthreaded connection with the interior of said measure and will rotate with the measure when the latter is rotated. Engaging the cap (0 at about the center of the latter, is a screw 13 upon which screw is a hand-wheel b. Said screw extends into the iuterior of the measure B and has secured to it upon its inner end portion a piston 13 which piston 13 is intended to form a water-fight joint with the interior of the measu re B. hen the screw 13 is rotated, the piston 13 will be moved farther into or out of the measure B,thus decreasing or increasing the int-erior capacity of the measure and providing for the measurement of different quantities of liquid;

I have shown a pointer upon the cap awhich pointer extends over a series of gage-marks upon the screw These gage-marks may be suitably designated so that when the piston B* is moved inwardly or outwardly the pointer will indicate the quantity of liquid which the measure is adapted at the time to receive. p

The casing 13 has connected with it upon its under side a spout 13 the opening to which from the casing is in line with the port a' of the measure. WVhen the measure is rotated sufficiently far, the port a' will be brought into communication with the spout B The liquid contents of the measure will be discharged through said spout and into any suit- Of course when this operation takes place a solid portion of the measure B is brought beneath the opening from the reservoir A, so as to shut oit communication between said reservoir and the measure before communication between the measure and the spout shall have been opened.

One end of the measure B, I have shown as provided about centrally with a shaft C. In

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` of the liquid which is contained in the measure B, or the price of such quantity, as the case may be, to be delineated upon a strip or strips of paper or other material D D'. 1 have shown two such strips of paper; but I do not consider it wholly essential that both should be employed. Where but one strip is employed the figures or other characters delineated upon said strip will succeed each other upon the strip, and the latter will be delivered into the lower portion of the box or case B', where it will be retained until removed by a cashier or other suitable person. By adding together the figures or other characters upon the strip the total quantity of liquid delivered from the reservoir A or the price of all the' portions thus delivered into the measure B may be readily ascertained. Where two strips are employed, they will both receive impressions, but one willbe passed to the exterior of the box' or case B', when the portion upon which the delineation has last been made may be cut off in the form of a ticket. This ticket may be delivered to a customer to be handed to the cashier, or it may be delivered by a salesman to the cashler. the cashier, their totals will equal the totals of the delineations upon the strip which has been retained within the box or case.

I will now describe a convenient means by which this operation may be carried into effect. The strips of paper 'D D' are gound upon a reel D journaled in the side portions of the box or case B' and capable of rotating freely. These strips of paper are fed forward uniformly and together, the one being superposed upon the other. They are thus fed forward in this example of my improvement by means of feeding-wheels E E'. The feedingwheel E is above the strips of paper, while the feeding-wheel E' is below the stri ps of paper. The former is mounted upon a shaft e, journaled near one end in the box or case B', and near the other in a bracket e', extending upwardly from the bottom of the box or case.

Formed upon the inner side of the hub of the wheel E is a ratchet-wheel F.

G designates a cam, whichcam is hollowed out centrally and receives the ratchet-wheel F. This cam is loosely mounted upon the shaft e and has a hub 6 extending into a suitable recess in the bracket e'. Upon the cam is mounteda pawl 6 which pawl engages the teeth upon the ratchet-Wheel F. The cam portion proper consists of an elongated tooth When all such tickets are returned to &33,461

like portion 6 and the upper portion of the cam to the rear of said tooth-like portion has formed in it adepression or recess 6 as shown more clearly in dotted Outline in Fig. 3. It will beseen that by further examination of said figure the tooth or projection e extending from the measure B extends into said recess, when the parts occupy the position therein shown; or, in other words, a position in which the reservoir A is in open communication with the measure and the outlet to the spout 13 is closed. If now the handle C' be rocked downwardly to close communication between the reservoir and measure and open it between the measure and the spout, the

projection 6 will be raised out of the notch 6 and the cam G will be rocked upwardly, so that the tooth-like portion 6 will stand substantially vertical. During this movement the pawl 6 slides freely over the ratchet-teeth upon the ratchet F. When the handle C' is rocked upwardly, the projection e contacts with the tooth-like portion 6 of the cam, and, noving along the same, rocks the cam in the other direction, thus causing the pawl 9 to engage the teeth upon the ratchet-wheel F and causing the rotation of the feed-wheelE. Such rotation is sufficient only to feed the paper strip or strips forward a distance necessary to delineate upon the same the required figures or characters and leave a proper spacing. WVhen the handle C' is moved downwardly, as described, the rotary motion of the cam G, which carries the tooth-like portion 6 upwardly, is occasioned by means of a spring G'.

To one of the arms of the springs G'is pivotally connected a rod G the other end of which rod is pivotally connected to an eye g upon the cam G. The other arm of the spring G' bears against the under side of a guide-plate g'. The projection e when in the notch 6 acts as a stop to prevent the spring G' from causing the rotation of the cam G. The lower of the feed-wheels or E' is held against the under side of the trip or strips of paper With ayielding pressure. Sad feed-wheel is nounted upon a shaftH, which shaft extends near one end through a slot h in the box or case B'. It is supported near the feed-wheel E' upon a pin h' and may rotate upon said pin. The lower end of the pin h' rests upon a spring 7 which spring operates to hold the feed-wheel E' with a yielding pressure against the under side of the strip or strips of paper being fed.

The strips of paper in feeding feed forward between guides g g g', and 9 The guides q g arc formed upon a rocking piece 9 This rocking piece may be automatically turned upon its bearings, so as to always present the guides g g parallel with the incoming strip orstrips of paperbeingdelivered from the reel D This is to compensate for variations in the diameter of the roll of paper upon the reel. The guides g' (1 are stationary, and the strip or strips of paper merely pass between them IOO IIO

after leaving the feeding-Wheels E E'. WVhere two strips of paper are employed, the upper strip or strip D will pass over the upper side of a guide-piece g while the under strip or strip D' will pass below said guide-piece. The result of this is that the upper strip D will be passed Outwardly through an opening g in the front of the box or case B', while the other will'be passed downwardly into the interior of the box or case.

I have shown a convenient means for causing to be delineated upon the strip or strips of paper the quantity of liquid withdrawn from the measure or the price of the same, consisting in a plunger I, in the lower end of which is frictionally Secured a die I'. The

` plunger I works through suitable guides upon the casing 13 It is provided upon one side with a horizontally-extending pin j, eX- tending through a slot 7' in the bracket e', (see Fig. 4,) which bracket, it may be also remarked, forms in efiect a downward continuation of the casing 13 The slotj is of such length that it, together with the pin j, operates as astop to limit the range of movement of the plunger I, and consequently of the die I'. Extending beneath the pin j is a spring 7 which tends to elevate the plunger and the die after they have been forced downwardly.

The means I have shown for forcing the die downwardly consists in a cam J mounted upon the shatt C. When the handle C' is rocked downwardly, the cam Contacts with the upper end of the plunger and so forces the die downwardly into contact with the strip or strips of paper D D'. When thus forced downwardly, it causes to be delineated upon the strip or strips whatever figure or other marks may be upon the die, the strip or strips being supported against the pressure of the die upon the guide g', which constitutes a bed. This delineation upon the strip or strips occurs during the downstroke of the handle C', and consequently before a forward feed of the strip or strips of paper takes place. Therefore when the forward feed thus takes place the die will be moved out of contact with the strip or strips, and such feed will cause the portion of the strip D having upon it the delineation to be delivered through the opening 9 as previously described. XVhen thus delivered, such portion of the strip D is to be cut off. In order to accomplish this l employ a cutter L mounted upon a longitudinally-movable bar L'. Upon the bar L' is a pin Z extending through a suitable slot l' in a lever L The outer portion of the lever L extends to the exterior of the box or case, and its innerend is fulcrumed upon a pin 1 mounted in the frame. By depressing the outer end of. the lever L the cutter L will be caused to pass close to the outer face, of the guide-piece 9 and thus shear or cut off the outer portion of the strip D. In Fig. 1 I have shown a ticket as falling through the opening g after having been thus cut off. i A spring L operates to elevate the lever L after the latter has been depressed.

It will be seen that by my improvement not only am I enabled to measure any desired quantity of liquid from the reservoir, but at the same time and automatically to cause to be recorded the quantity of liquid so delivered or the price for which said liquid is sold.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a liquid-measuring apparatus, the combination, With a reservoir, of a measure adapted to be brought into communication with said reservoir or with an eduction-port feeding mechanism for a strip of material operated during the movement of said measure to feed said strip of material along, and a stamp, also operated during the movement of the measure, to delineate upon said strip the value or quantity of liquid drawn from the measure, substantially as specified.

2. In a liquid-measuring apparatus, the combinatio'n, with a reservoir, of a measure adapted to be brought into communication with said reservoir or with an eduction-port, feeding mechanism fortwo strips of material operated during the movement of said measure to feed said strips of material along, a

stamp, also operated during the movement of said measure, to delineate upon both said strips of material the value or quantity of liquid drawn from the measure, and a cutter for severing portions from one of said strips of material, substantially as specified.

3. In a liquid-measuring apparatus, the combination, with a reservoir, of a rotary measure adapted to be brought into communication with said reservoir or With an eduction-port, feeding mechanism for a strip of material operated during the rotation of said measure to feed said strip of material along, and a stamp, also operated during the rotation of the measure, to delineate upon said strip the value or quantity of liquid drawn from the measure, substantially as specified.

VVILLIAM M. FOWLER.

witnesses:

FREDK. HAYNES, K. E. PEMBLETON.

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